Ledger-sheet pocket for signature-cards.



A. F. MOTSCH.

LEDGER SHEET POCKET FOR SIGNATURE CARDS.

APPLxcATloN FILED 0m21.191s.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1918.

Application filed October 21, 1916. Serial No. 126,994.

To all whom 'it 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALBERT F. Mo'rsoH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oskaloosa, inthe county of Mahaska and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ledger-Sheet Pockets forSignature-Cards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the`same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis speciiication.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in meansforsimplifying the identification of signatures in banking business andconsists essentially in the provision of a ledger sheet, used inconnection with bookkeeping' machines, or the usual ledger not used withmachines, and in connection with which means is provided either bytreating a portion of the sheet lin such a way as to render ittransparent to disclose a name or names or in the provision of adetachable pocket with a transparent wall whereby the names may be seen.

Heretofore in banking business, it has been the practice .in comparingsignatures of checks with the signatures upon record to employ a cardindex, making it necessary, when the bookkeeper desires to compare asignature when enteringthe amount of the check upon the ledger, to referto the card index and locate the particular signature desired and whichis more or less complicated and requiring much time.

By the provision of the means embodying` the features of my invention,one or more signatures may be placed within the pockets and in readinessfor display when it is desired to compare the same with signatures uponchecks.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which IFigure l is a view in elevation showing the application of my inventionto a ledger sheet.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2 2 of nig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a ledger sheet showing a modified form.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4 4: of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of the application of a modified form.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawingsby letter, Adesignates a ledger sheet or sheet which may be of the usual formemployed upon ledger printing machines or ordinary ledger sheets, and Bis a transparent portion which may be of any size or shape andpositioned, preferably, near the upper part of the sheet and through"which appear signatures with which it may be desired to compare thesignatures of checks to be entered. In this form of device embodying theapplication of my invention, it will be noted that the upper portion ofthe ledger sheet is folded upon itself and has portions thereof treatedin any suitable manner so as to make transparent outlook portions andbehind which transparent outlook portions a card C is adapted to beplaced and upon which appear signatures with which those upon checks areto be compared.

It will be noted that the upper portion of each ledger sheet is providedwith two transparent outlook portions adapted to display cards uponopposite faces. By this arrangement, an even thickness will be given tothe sheet in order that it may pass through the rollers of thebookkeeping sheet properly and which will permit the use of both sidesof the sheet which is necessary.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings, I have shown a modification of my inventionin which pockets, designated by letter D, are lfastened to the oppositefaces of the sheet H and which is provided with a transparent portion E,these pockets being adapted to receive the identification card F. Saidpockcts are fastened to the ledger sheet in any suitable manner as by anadhesive material..

In Fig. 5 of the drawings, I have shown still another modified form ofmy invention.

tened to one face of the ledger Sheet in the manner shown in Fig. 6 ofthe drawings, and which is folded upon itself L1-t apoint designated byletter L und has e transparent outlook portion G through which the namesupon the card R may be displayed.

VVhet l claim to be new is A ledger sheet having at one edge thereof apocket open at the end and formed by n portion bent upon itself andhaving a 10 transparent portion to display the signa ture upon a Cardretained in said pocket.

In testimony Wheleot hereunto MEX my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

l ALBERT F. MOTSCH. 'Vitnesses i En A. BOWEN, EWING LOFLAND.

opies of this patent may be obtained foi' ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of atents, Washington, D. C.

